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BWXT begins production of fuel for 1st U.S. microreactor
Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has begun producing the nuclear fuel that will power the first microreactor built and operated in the United States, the company announced Wednesday. BWXT will manufacture a nuclear core for Project Pele under a $37 million award from the Idaho National Laboratory, as well as tristructural isotropic particle fuel, known as […]
SAIC wins $171M IT contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received an IT contract valued up to $151 million from the U.S. Transportation Command, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the contract, SAIC will manage and support operations and modernization of the command’s IT systems and applications. The work includes classified and unclassified programs on multiple [...]
Noblis defense unit receives $187M Navy contract
A subsidiary of Reston-based Noblis Inc. has received a contract worth up to $187 million to provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance engineering services to the Navy, according to a news release. Noblis’ mission solutions for defense subsidiary will provide end-to-end engineering services to the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacif[...]
Leonardo DRS completes merger, goes public
Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. is now a public company. The company began trading on the Nasdaq composite Tuesday morning, opening at $11.50, following the completion Monday of its all-stock merger with Israel-based Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. to form a $3 billion company. The companies announced their plans to merge in June. Under the […]
Boeing defense unit announces leadership shifts, reorganization
Arlington-based Boeing Co. Thursday announced a series of top leadership changes and a reorganization to consolidate its eight divisions within the Boeing Defense, Space and Security unit into four. Boeing said the changes, effective immediately, are aimed at accelerating its operational discipline, quality and performance and at streamlining senior leadership roles and responsibilities. Accordin[...]
HII lands $2.4B contract for Navy’s next amphibious warship
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding has received a $2.4 billion contract modification for the construction of the Navy’s fourth American-class amphibious assault ship (LHA 9), according to the Department of Defense. The fixed-price incentive contract includes options that could bring the cumulative value of the contract to $3.2 billion if exercis[...]
Leidos receives $1.5B DOD task order
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has received a task order valued up to $1.5 billion to support the Department of Defense with technology to enhance its Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) missions, the company announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Leidos will focus on the rapid insertion of technologies [...]
Leonardo DRS wins $579M Army contract
Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc. has received a five-year, $579 million contract to make the Army’s next-generation thermal weapons sight, the company announced Monday. The company’s electro-optical infrared systems business will produce the device — a stand-alone, clip-on weapon sight that connects wirelessly to helmet-mounted vision systems. Called the Family of Weapons Sights �[...]
Peraton lands $850M Pentagon contract
Herndon-based technology contractor Peraton will provide the Department of Defense with agile analytic platforms and data management solutions under a five year, $850 million contract, the company announced Wednesday. “Peraton is proud to continue our longstanding relationship with the DoD supporting the modernization of its data management capabilities,” Tom Afferton, president of PeratonR[...]
Boeing will move global HQ to Arlington
The Boeing Co., the world’s third-largest defense contractor, is moving its global headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, the company announced May 5. With more than 141,500 employees worldwide and operations in more than 65 countries, the aerospace and defense company will be the largest defense contractor headquartered in Virginia. Boeing already employs 400 people at its […]
